Overview
- MSCE clarified on Monday that female TET candidates may wear hijabs, burqas or dupattas provided their faces, ears and head area remain clearly visible on live CCTV during the exam.
- The council’s circular says live CCTV will operate in all halls so officials can carry out identity checks and biometric verification while monitoring for concealed phones or Bluetooth devices.
- The state-level Teacher Eligibility Test is scheduled for June 28 and nearly six lakh candidates are expected to sit the exam, a scale the council says makes continuous CCTV visibility necessary.
- Student groups such as the Students Islamic Organisation urged alternatives used in NEET, including private frisking booths with female staff and early reporting, and have sought meetings and legal options.
- MSCE cited recent exam incidents of phones hidden in clothing and referenced a 2024 Bombay High Court judgment when explaining the visibility rule, and its clarification is the operative policy ahead of the test.